The Proudly Presents the Winners of the Blue Ridge Brew Off 2004 Asheville, NC September 11-12, 2004 Comprising 452 Entries Best of Show, 1st Place Terry Wallis Smoke'n Bones 23.a Classic Rauchbier Best of Show, Todd Bowman Best of Show, David Keller Otter's Delight Really Olde Bat 12.a English-style Barleywine 11.a Old Ale BOS Mead/Cider, 1st Place Steve Peek Chilean Pyment BOS Mead/Cider, BOS Mead/Cider, Kevin Martin Raspberry Whisper 25.d Pyment (Grape Melomel) 26.c Specialty Cider and Perry 25.b Varietal Honey Traditional Mead Dr George Fix Award Ted Muncy Braveheart Ale Swannanoa, NC 6.b American Amber Ale Flight 1: American Lager 1st Place Phil Farrell Moose Rice Bud I Jeffrey Nameth Mex Special 1.a Light/Standard/Premium 1.a Light/Standard/Premium Arden, NC Craig Sikes Pre Pro Pils 1.c Classic American Pilsner BrewMasters of Alpharetta
Flight 2: European Pale Lager 1st Place David Jones Bohemian Pilsner Terry Wallis Czech's Love 2.a Bohemian Pilsner 2.b Northern German Pilsner Robert Leach 2.b Northern German Pilsner Flight 4: Light Ale Aiken, SC 1st Place Jim Yeager Witch Woman Wheat 3.b American Wheat 3.a Blond Ale Bernie Kessel Weaverville Wheat 3.b American Wheat Flight 5: Ordinary/Special Bitter Weaverville, NC 1st Place Terry Wallis Bite-ee Dog 4.b Special or Best Bitter David Keller Ordinary Batter 4.a Ordinary Bitter Jim Yeager Ina Dazed J's ESB 4.b Special or Best Bitter Flight 6: English Pale Ale 1st Place Scott Oberman ESB James Bond Bond's Imperial Bitter 4.c Strong Bitter/ English Pale Ale 4.c Strong Bitter/ English Pale Ale Columbus, NC David Keller E S Bat 4.c Strong Bitter/ English Pale Ale Flight 7: Scottish 1st Place Mark Purciel Big Ru 5.b Heavy 70/- Oceanside, CA Terry Wallis Schmighty Schmilling Tony Profera Scottish Ale Export 80 5.c Export 80/- 5.c Export 80/-
Flight 8: American Pale Ale 1st Place Bernie Kessel Dryridge Pale 6.a American Pale Ale Weaverville, NC Jim Yeager Park Place Pale Ale 6.a American Pale Ale Aaron Hunt Deck Rail Pale Ale 6.a American Pale Ale Flight 9: American Amber Bentleyville, PA Homebrew Adventures Brewboard 1st Place Jim Yeager Alright Already Amber 6.b American Amber Ale Jay Adams Craning Goose Amber 6.b American Amber Ale Daniel Perry Mill Spring, NC 6.b American Amber Ale New Hope, AL Flight 10: IPA 1st Place Greg Nilsson 7. India Pale Ale BrewMasters of Alpharetta Bill Lynch Waxhaw IPA 7. India Pale Ale Gary Cathey Waxhaw, NC 7. India Pale Ale Flight 11: Koelsch 1st Place Gary Cathey 8.a Koelsch-Style Ale Scott Oberman Koelsch 8.a Koelsch-Style Ale Greg Nilsson 8.a Koelsch-Style Ale Flight 13: German Amber Lager BrewMasters of Alpharetta 1st Place Joel Masters Dangerous Oktoberfest 2004 Cayce, SC David Jones Oktoberfest 9.a Oktoberfest/Maerzen 9.a Oktoberfest/Maerzen Gary Cathey 9.a Oktoberfest/Maerzen
Flight 14: English Brown 1st Place Courtney Tyvand Burnout Brown Ale 10.b Northern English Brown Ale Ooltewah, TN Barley Mob Brewers of Chattanoga 10.b Northern English Brown Ale Jack Noles Jack's Brown Ale III Lexington, SC Flight 15: Oatmeal Stout 1st Place Todd Bowman Otter's Delight Jim Yeager Big Ass Barleywine Sean Harp Admiral Halsey 10.b Northern English Brown Ale 12.a English-style Barleywine 12.a English-style Barleywine 12.a English-style Barleywine Atlanta, GA Flight 16: Barleywine, American 1st Place Ken Hilton DragonSlayer 12.b American-Style Barleywine Chris Collier Greenville, NC 12.b American-Style Barleywine Smyrna, GA Covert Hops Society David Keller Barley Bat 12.b American-Style Barleywine Flight 17: Russian Imperial Stout 1st Place 12.c Russian Imperial Stout Patrick Childress Imperial Stout Atlanta, GA Todd Bowman Stormtrooper Stout Flight 18: Lambic & Sour Ales 1st Place Jay Adams Fran's Framboise 12.c Russian Imperial Stout 12.c Russian Imperial Stout 20.a Straight (Unblended) Lambic-Style Ale 20.c Fruit Lambic-Style Ale Mill Spring, NC 20.c Fruit Lambic-Style Ale
Flight 19: Bock A&B; Wee Heavy 1st Place Jim Brewer Brewer's Maibock 14.b Helles Bock/ Maibock Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore Harold Dowda Swartz Katz Bock 14.a Traditional Bock Columbia, SC Phil Farrell Dog Daze Maibock Flight 20: Robust Porter 1st Place Jason Blair Phlox Point Porter Portland, OR Carl Meier 1026 Porter 14.b Helles Bock/ Maibock 15.a Robust Porter 15.a Robust Porter Scott Oberman 15.a Robust Porter Flight 21: Dark Lager 1st Place Bernie Kessel Blackwater Lager 13.b Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Weaverville, NC Carl Meier Slam Dunkel 13.a Munich Dunkel Terry Wallis Earl's Dunkle Flight 23: Brown Porter 1st Place Jim Yeager Fat Bitch Porter 13.a Munich Dunkel 15.b Brown Porter Tom Meier Daniel Perry 15.b Brown Porter 15.b Brown Porter Flight 24: Wheat Beer A New Hope, AL 1st Place David Jones Bavarian Wheat 17.a Bavarian Weizen Robert Leach 17.a Bavarian Weizen Aiken, SC Scott Oberman Hefe 17.a Bavarian Weizen
Flight 25: Tripel & Strong Golden 1st Place David Jones Belgian Golden Phil Farrell Dog Daze Tripel Todd Swearingen BSG Flight 26: Dubbel 1st Place Jay Adams Sister Colleen's Dubbel 18.c Belgian Strong Golden Ale 18.b Tripel 18.c Belgian Strong Golden Ale 18.a Dubbel Mill Spring, NC Bernie Kessel Weaverville Dubbel 18.a Dubbel Weaverville, NC David Jones Dubbel 18.a Dubbel Flight 27: Belgian and French Ale 1st Place Patrick Childress Dim Wit Atlanta, GA Harold Dowda Witless Cat Columbia, SC Scott Oberman Witbier Flight 28: Wheat Beer B & D 1st Place Bernie Kessel Big Butt Weizenbock 19.b Witbier 19.b Witbier 19.b Witbier 17.d Weizenbock Robert Leach Weaverville, NC 17.b Bavarian Dunkelweizen Gary Cathey Aiken, SC 17.d Weizenbock Flight 29: Fruit Beer 1st Place David Keller Coco Bat 21. Fruit Beer 21. Fruit Beer Wayne Fricke Blackberry Ale 21. Fruit Beer
Flight 30: S/H/V Beer 1st Place Mark Forrestor Coffee Stout Wayne Fricke Grasshoppers Christmas Ale Flight 31: Specialty Beer 1st Place Bernie Kessel Oatmeal Porter 22. Spice/Herb/Vegetable 22. Spice/Herb/Vegetable 22. Spice/Herb/Vegetable 24. Specialty, Experimental, Historical Weaverville, NC Jay Adams Judge Adams' Cream Ale 24. Specialty, Experimental, Historical Mill Spring, NC Todd Bowman Lupulus Hammer 24. Specialty, Experimental, Historical Flight 32: Old Ale 1st Place David Keller Really Olde Bat 11.a Old Ale Phil Farrell Phil's Curiously Strong Ale 11.a Old Ale David Keller Olde Bat 11.a Old Ale Flight 34: Smoke-Flavored Beer 1st Place Terry Wallis Smoke'n Bones 23.a Classic Rauchbier Courtney Tyvand Olde Smokey Porter 23.b Other Smoked Beer Ooltewah, TN Barley Mob Brewers of Chattanoga Carl Meier Rauch the Haus 23.a Classic Rauchbier Flight 35: Traditional/Varietial Mead 1st Place Kevin Martin Raspberry Whisper Kevin Martin Basswood Bonanza Joel Masters Lunar Mead 25.b Varietal Honey Traditional Mead 25.b Varietal Honey Traditional Mead 25.a Traditional Mead Cayce, SC
Flight 36: Mead, Melomel 1st Place Steve Peek Blackberry Blast 25.e Other Fruit Melomel Steve Peek Merry cherry mel 25.e Other Fruit Melomel Steve Peek Belle mel 25.e Other Fruit Melomel Flight 37: Cyser, Cider & Perry 1st Place 26.c Specialty Cider and Perry Terry Wallis Apple Nectar Owen Halpeny 2003 extra apple 25.c Cyser (Apple Melomel) 25.c Cyser (Apple Melomel) Flight 38: Mead: D,F,G, & H Asheville, NC 1st Place Steve Peek Chilean Pyment 25.d Pyment (Grape Melomel) Scott Oberman 25.f Metheglin Steve Peek Love potion #9 25.f Metheglin Flight 39: Dry/Sweet Stout 1st Place Jim Yeager Damned Dry Stout 16.a Dry Stout Phil Farrell Mad Cow XXX Milk Stout Terry Wallis Sweet Smoothie 16.b Sweet Stout 16.b Sweet Stout Flight 40: Alts & Other Lagers 1st Place Gary Cathey 8.b Duesseldorf Altbier Tom Meier 8.c Northern German Altbier David Keller Achttoberbat 9.b Vienna Lager
Flight 41: Oatmeal Stout 1st Place James Bond Silk Worm 16.c Oatmeal Stout Columbus, NC Jim Yeager Quiet Storm Stout 16.c Oatmeal Stout Bernie Kessel Blackwater Stout 16.c Oatmeal Stout Flight 50: Foreign Stout Weaverville, NC 1st Place Jim Yeager Frickin Foreign Stout 16.d Foreign Extra Stout Mike Weiss stout 16.d Foreign Extra Stout Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore James Bond Essex Extra 16.d Foreign Extra Stout Columbus, NC Flight 51: Other Belgian 1st Place Scott Oberman Xtra Belgiam 18.d Belgian Strong Dark Ale Todd Bowman La Grande Damme Ken Hilton Tres Monts Greenville, NC Flight 160: Mild & American Brown 1st Place Jim Yeager Ballface Liar Brown Ken Hilton Burton-on-American Brown Greenville, NC Felton Dengler BROWN ALE Flight 200: Bock C & D 1st Place David Keller Ice Bat 19.e Belgian Specialty Ale 19.c Biere de Garde 10.d American Brown Ale 10.d American Brown Ale 10.a Mild 14.d Eisbock Tom Meier 14.c Doppelbock Jim Yeager Oxinator 14.c Doppelbock